Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1887-09-23
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Town and Country.

Town and Country.
Willie Cluverius was lately married to 9
Baltimore lady.
The negroes shot by Sheriff Miller and
Deputy Miles, at the GAINESVILLE colered
camp, are still living.
Abby, son Of James B. Henderson, ESQ.,,
of this town, entered st. Johns College,
Annapolis, on Monday last, for the scholas-
tic year.
1t has been decided that the Catholic
University will be built near Washington,
and will cost $s,OOOO0O, of this amount
100000 have been collected.
Elder +. D. Power will preach in the
Christian Church, this town, on Monday,
Tuesday and Wednesday Of next week, be-
ginning at 1880 O'Clock, P. NJ
VIM. Sims, colored, was committed to Jail
here on Wednesday by Justice ]. p. Bouic,
OF Poolesville district, for an assault on his
step-mother on the 9TH instant.
The attention OF housekeepers is directed
to the now ad. of w. II. Hoeke, the popular
dealer in house-furnishings, Washington, D.
G. His fall stock is superb and prices as
low as elsewhere. Call and see him.
On Wednesday night last the Republi
cans of Baltimore city nominated Mr.. David
L. Bartlett for Mayor, and endorsed the
candidacy of Mr.. Edgar H. Cans, Independ-
ent, for States Attorney.
Providence permitting Rev. DIR. Simpson
is expected to preach and administer the
Sacrament Of the Lords Supper in Hermon
church on next Sunday, 25th inst. Services
to commence at IL A. NJ
Douglass Wood, a resident Of Poolesville,
this county, and a stone mason by trade,
was found drowned in the G. & o. Canal,
near Woods lock, on Monday morning last.
His death is supposed to have been acct
dental
A grand Democratic Mass Meeting will
be held in Rockville on the Goth Of October.
The State Nominees and many other promi-
nent speakers will be present and address
the meeting. Official notice Of the meeting
will be given the voters Of the county.
G. W. Vanstickler, who was injured in
jumping from train at Knowles Station,
on Thursday of last week, to escape col
lision between tive trains, has entered suit
against the B. & o. company through his
counsel, Alex. Kilgour, Esq for $4,000.
The Housekeeper for October will contain
a full account Of the wedding of the man
ageress OF that paper, in the Minneapolis,
Mimi, Exposition, OIL the evening of Sep
TENDER 28, together with accurate descrip-
tiOns and illustrations of the participants
wedding dresses and presents. A copy Of
this issue will be mailed free to any of our
lady readers sending their address to The
Buckeye Pub Co., Minneapolis, MINI.
The stsre and contents Of Waters Bros,
at Spencervlle, this county, was burned to
the ground ON Thursday night of last week,
and supposed to be the work of an incen-
diary, as the fire could not be accounted for
dlJ OtuIA way AhObhCl htbCtlp was maui
to fire this building on the 4th instant, but
proved a failure, as the fire was discovered
Ssnd extinguished. The building belonged
70, Mr.. Andrew Mccoy, and was insured.
! Mrs, George Giddings, a guest at the
boarding house of Miss Jennie d. Hodges,
this place, during the summer, died ON Sun
day night last under peculiar circumstances
She had been a sufferer some months from
acute disease of the stomach, for which her
physician had been administering morphine,
and bottle of the same was kept in her
room. On Saturday about 10 O'Clock she
was found to be in a very excited state
of mind, and afterwards relapsed into un-
consciousness, from which all remedies failed
to arouse her until death ensued. II was
found ON examination that she had taken
an overdose Of the drug. Deceased was
resident OF Washington, d. G., and leaves
husband and three children
Mr.. William Miller, a native of Howard
county, but who has been spending the last
tWo NNCho Nv 0iOdb Iuto CpuhbJ tiihd1
desperate attempt at suicide, by cutting
his throat with pocket knife, on Sunday
morning last about 9 o'clock. The act was
committed in room adjoining the store
house of Mr.. II A. Garrett, and the csndi-
ton of the wouldbe suicide was not dscov-
cred until about 8 O'Clock in the evening,
when life was almost extinct. He was at
once removed to the hotel and placed under
the care of DR.. Carraher, who sewed up the
wound. Miller, who was conscious when
discovered, stated the time at which he COM
mitted the act, but expressed no regret for
the same. He is man of about forty years
Of age, and some years ago was resident
of this place where he was engaged in the
bntchering business Latest reports state
his recovery is probable.